Alternative Catholic synod to push case for ordination of women priests
Event organisers say it’s ‘crunch time’ for pope as scandal and bigotry drive Church members to leave
April 2023
Biden casts US and Ireland as allies in quest for shared values
US president makes strong defence of democracy before the Oireachtas in Dublinand urges No 10 to work ‘closer’ with Irish government
December 2020
Senior faith leaders call for global decriminalisation of LGBT+ people
More than 370 sign declaration demanding ban on conversion practices before UK conference
June 2016
Mary McAleese: leave vote could bring return of border controls
Former president challenges claim by leave campaigners that Irish Republic’s border with Northern Ireland would remain open
June 2015
Ex Irish president: NYT should 'hang its head in shame' for balcony deaths story
Greenslade
New York Times's public editor labels her newspaper's coverage of the balcony tragedy as 'insensitive'
August 2014
George Brandis's religious liberty is really about the right to define marriage
David Marr
David Marr: The church’s inclination to censor opposing views on sexuality reveals the limits of its tolerance
May 2011
Irish presidential hopeful David Norris in row over paedophilia remarks
Gay senator says presidential campaign is being smeared by republication of 2002 Greek 'classic paedophilia' interview
Barack Obama visits Ireland – in pictures
US president begins European trip in Ireland, taking in meetings with Irish president and taoiseach before travelling to his ancestral home of Moneygall
Barack Obama lands in Dublin to begin 24-hour state visit
Wintour and Watt blog
In praise of the Queen who prompted Irish president to say 'wow'
Queen's body language reveals no upper hand in symbolic handshake
January 2011
Ireland: Thousands to attend funeral of Michaela McAreavey
Irish president Mary McAleese among those expected to attend funeral of honeymooner killed in Mauritius
January 2005
McAleese apologises for Nazi remarks
Mary McAleese, the Irish president, publicly apologised last night for offending Protestants after she compared the Nazi's hatred of Jews to prejudice against Catholics in Northern Ireland.
June 2004
McAleese warns Bush over torture of POWs
President Mary McAleese voiced strong concerns over the maltreatment of Iraqi POWs by coalition forces during a private meeting with George Bush yesterday.
